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Although not a "new" signing in the truest sense of the word, Bony will still need help acclimatising at the Liberty.

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Wilfried Bony in his first spell with Swansea City

As previously mentioned, Bony has had little football in his two-and-a-half years away from Landore.

His £28million move to the Etihad brought riches but not game-time.

He made 12 appearances for City after joining in the January of 2015 and 34 during the 2015-16 season (mainly from the bench) before being sent out on loan to Stoke by Pep Guardiola.

This presents Paul Clement with a double-edged sword; his lack of minutes mean he will rusty to say the least and will need more than an international break to get up to the required standard the head coach will deem necessary for first-team selection.

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Both forwards enjoyed harmonious relationships with Gylfi Sigurdsson - especially Bony, who developed a classic No.9-No.10 partnership with the Icelander. Backheels and dummy runs were regular occurrences which drew roars of appreciation from the Liberty crowd.

That will obviously not happen now following Sigurdsson's departure to Everton, so it will be up to Tom Carroll, Roque Mesa, Leroy Fer and Renato Sanches et al to feed Bony and supply him with the service he will thrive on.

In Tammy Abraham and Jordan Ayew Clement has the forward-thinking runners to get the best out of the £12million man.

History shows it works; it will now need to be put into practice.

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Wilfried Bony is back where he belongs

The fan reaction to Bony's return said it all.

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and that rings true in this situation - in two senses.

The Ivorian's return to South Wales will heal some of the wounds of Sigurdsson and Llorente's departures.